Supreme Court to consider suspending bail ruling – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2011 in appeals, bail, detention, news by tracey

“The Supreme Court will consider on Monday suspending a judgement that has thrown police bail into chaos.”

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BBC News, 1st July, 2001

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Mother walks free from court after strangling autistic son with belt – Daily Telegraph

“A mother who strangled her autistic son because she could no longer cope with looking after him has walked free from court.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2011

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Skydiving Rhondda benefit cheat gets suspended sentence – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2011 in benefits, fraud, news, sentencing by tracey

“A woman who was filmed skydiving while claiming sickness benefits has been handed a suspended jail term.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2011

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Gwynedd nurse Alan Roberts cleared of assault on appeal – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2011 in assault, elderly, news, nurses by tracey

“A senior nurse convicted of assaulting an 88-year-old patient in hospital has been cleared on appeal.”

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BBC News, 30th June 2011

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Disability charity mounts court challenge to Jackson reforms – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 1st, 2011 in disabled persons, fees, judicial review, legal aid, news, personal injuries by tracey

“A disability charity has mounted a High Court challenge to oppose government plans to reform ‘no win, no fee’ arrangements.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 30th June 2011

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Law firms ally with chambers to bid for criminal contract – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 1st, 2011 in barristers, law firms, legal aid, news, tenders by tracey

“Fifteen law firms in south Wales are to form an alliance with a set of chambers to bid for a criminal legal aid contract from the Legal Services Commission in the next contract round.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 29th June 2011

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Government imposes more demands on News Corporation in its takeover bid for BSkyB – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 1st, 2011 in media, news, takeovers by tracey

“An independent director will have to sit in on Sky News board meetings when editorial decisions are being made if News Corporation’s bid to takeover BSkyB is successful and the news provider is spun off into a separate company, the Government said today.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2011

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Film industry asks court to force BT to cut off access to alleged copyright-infringing website – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 1st, 2011 in copyright, film industry, internet, news by tracey

“Film industry representatives have asked a UK court to force BT to block its customers’ access to a UK-operated website it says violates copyright rights.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2011

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Vital safeguard of right to lawyer in police stations ‘under attack’ – The Guardian

Posted July 1st, 2011 in legal aid, legal representation, news by tracey

“Plan to scrap automatic access to legal aid solicitors is a full-blown assault on the universal right to representation.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2011

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Report attacks care of mental health patient who killed Wales pensioner – The Guardian

Posted July 1st, 2011 in homicide, hospitals, medical treatment, mental health, news by tracey

“The care and treatment given to a man with a history of schizophrenia who killed a pensioner because voices in his head ordered him to attack a stranger have been severely criticised in a review.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2011

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Great Ormond Street Hospital doctors want Baby Peter inquiry – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2011 in child abuse, disclosure, hospitals, inquiries, news by tracey

“Doctors have demanded a government investigation into why London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital kept information from the original Baby Peter inquiry.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2011

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Bribery Act targets corrupt firms – BBC News

Posted July 1st, 2011 in bribery, news, prosecutions by tracey

“Legislation aimed at making it easier to prosecute companies who make corrupt payments abroad has come into force. The Bribery Act overhauls existing laws dating back to 1889 and creates offences that carry prison terms of up to 10 years and unlimited fines.”

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BBC News, 1st July 2011

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Ofqual launches official inquiry into exam blunders – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 1st, 2011 in examinations, inquiries, mistake, news by tracey

“Exam boards face being stripped of their role over blunders that affected GCSEs and A-levels sat by thousands of schoolchildren, it emerged today.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2011

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Female heirs given new financial rights in overhaul of Royal laws – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 1st, 2011 in news, royal family, succession by tracey

“A female heir to the Duke of Cambridge will have new financial rights under plans to modernise the monarchy.”

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Daily Telegraph, 1st Juy 2011

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Judge blocks families’ Iraq compensation bid – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2011 in armed forces, compensation, families, human rights, negligence, news by sally

“A high court judge has blocked attempts by families of soldiers killed in Iraq to seek compensation from the government under human rights legislation.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2011

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‘Whole life’ term for hair fetish killer – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2011 in extradition, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“A hair fetishist has been given a ‘whole life’ jail sentence for the ‘depraved’ and ‘callous’ murder and mutilation of a mother of two.”

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Emergency law to overturn court ruling on police bail – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2011 in bail, detention, legislation, news, police by sally

“Emergency legislation is to be introduced to overturn a court ruling that has severely restricted police powers to detain suspects for questioning and plunged police bail laws into chaos.”

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The Guardian, 30th June 2011

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New independent assessor of compensation appointed – Ministry of Justice

Posted June 30th, 2011 in civil servants, compensation, miscarriage of justice, news by sally

“Right Honourable Dame Janet Smith DBE has been appointed to succeed Lord Brennan of Bibury QC as the independent Assessor for miscarriages of justice compensation for England and Wales.The Assessor is appointed under schedule 12 of the Criminal Justice.”

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Ministry of Justice, 29th June 2011

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Bar Council stands firm on Bellfield trial backlash – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 30th, 2011 in barristers, defence, news by sally

“The Bar Council has warned that defence lawyers may feel inhibited about taking on high-profile trials that could potentially see them vilified by the media, following coverage of the trial of Levi Bellfield last week.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 30th June 2011

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Theresa May acts over banned activist in UK – The Independent

Posted June 30th, 2011 in immigration, news by sally

“Home Secretary Theresa May ordered an investigation today after a leading Palestinian activist accused of a history of ‘virulent anti-semitism’ entered the UK despite being banned.”

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The Independent, 29th June 2011

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